LOOK - Look at them!

Beautiful cranks and vive la France

Well, one or the other, it seems 🙂

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Finally someone is asking the correct questions

But do not worry as I can reassure you it is there - just on the NDS. Funky lil plot twist by them frenchies 🤡

It appears I have just bought a NOS Look KG 131 from 1995. Would anyone happen to know the steerer size on such a machine?

Gotta be 1”

There are old Look catalogues available online with a bit of Googling - I think they have details like that.

@HoKe what bartape is that on your look?

Which look?

#golfclub

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tis one

Red and black? Yep, 1" headtube, 25.0 seat tube and not much clearance for tires in fork. 25mm are the biggest you'll get in there without risk of rub.

Yes red and black. Thank you all for the help.

I see Thomson still do a 25mm post.... in black only, which is a shame as ideally I would like silver. Appears an old Campag may fit.

I already have a Columbus minimal fork but have a feeling it would not be right for this.

ideally I would like silver.

Kalloy SP-248 from the forum's own:
https://thecycleclinic.co.uk/products/kalloy-sp248-alloy-silver-400mm-seatpost-25-0mm-to-31-8-in-0-2mm-increments

Ahh brilliant - thanks!

Berk handlebar tape.

oh....thats classy

Sorry, another query re. my Look KG 131 - Assuming the Look dural forks are threaded, what (silver) headset/ paraphernalia do I need to be able to run a 'modern' stem and bars? (I am an MTBer venturing for the first time into the world of tarmac)

You'll need an ahead adapter if you wanna use a modern stem.
Another possibility is use a quill stem and 26,0mm compact drops like Deda Piega or Soma Highway or so, which looks better on an old frame imo

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Looks like @hoke bought all of it.

only comes with the saddle right?

what (silver) headset/ paraphernalia do I need

A few options here: https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/headsets-1-threaded/
I'd probably go Tange Levin, they've been making them the same way for about 100 years for a reason, but take measurements to make sure the stack height works. I suspect OE fit might have been Stronglight A9 as that was the de rigueur French headset in those days.

Another possibility is use a quill stem

It's not just a possibility, it's essential. Adapters always look rank. Cinelli 1A is in production, look no further.

@HoKe are those BXP brake pads?

Don’t worry it not BXP, it’s the cheap light bicycle pads that came within the wheelset.

Right..

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